Video duration 27 minutes 50 seconds
Leaders from Northern European countries are promising huge investments in green energy.
Finding new sources of green energy is no longer just the pursuit of many governments, with the risks of climate change now being felt around the world.
In Europe, the war in Ukraine has forced countries to look for alternatives to Russian gas.
Harnessing self-replenishing resources such as wind and wave energy is the goal of European leaders, who want to turn the continent’s northern seas into a renewable energy engine.
The plan is radical and costly, but will it work?
And where will the money come from?
Presenter: Imran Khan
Guests:
Gareth Davies – Founder of Aquatera, an environmental and renewable energy consultancy involved in the planning of future offshore renewable energy resources across Europe
Sandrine Dixson-Decleve – Co-President of the Club of Rome, Climate Policy Advisor and Energy Transition Commission Ambassador
Noah Brenner – Eastern Hemisphere Editor-in-Chief for Energy Intelligence, specializing in European oil and gas companies